Francis “Dewey” Tremaine downplays his role in the liberation of France during World War II. “It’s quite an honor,” the Newberg man says of the French Legion of Honor, an award conferred on him by French dignitaries in a Saturday afternoon ceremony in Newberg, “but, like I said to my wife, there’s thousands of crosses in France for men who didn’t make it, and they’re the ones who should be getting recognized.
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1/27/2012 6:29:00 PM
Recently the Newberg Animal Shelter took in two new residents, a Jack Russell terrier and a beagle mix. The shelter doesn’t know whether these older dogs with special needs are lost or were abandoned due to their special needs, but animal control officer Darleen Harding is hoping to get in touch with their owners before making any future decisions.
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1/27/2012 6:29:00 PM
The last man to face justice for the 2009 sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl was sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday morning before Judge Ronald Stone in Yamhill County Circuit Court.
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1/27/2012 6:29:00 PM
Congressional hopeful and Newberg native Rob Cornilles made a brief stop in town Thursday as part of a flurry of last-minute activities before Tuesday’s election to fill the vacant seat representing the 1st Congressional District.
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1/27/2012 6:29:00 PM
Democratic state Sen. Suzanne Bonamici continues to hold a slight fundraising lead over Republican Rob Cornilles in the race to assume the U.
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1/24/2012 6:58:00 PM
After watching the Oregon Court of Appeals overturn their Measure 37 vesting decision in early 2011 and the state Supreme Court remand a similar vesting last fall, Charles and Ellen McClure, owners of a property near Newberg that has been poised for development for several years, are taking a step backward.
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